The pursuit of ever-more efficient, reliable, and affordable solar cells has pushed the
development of nano/micro-technological solutions capable of boosting photovoltaic (PV) …

Upconversion (UC) technology makes it possible to harvest infrared (IR) light from the sun
and has increasingly been employed in recent years to improve the efficiency of solar cells …

Automating the analysis portion of materials characterization by electron microscopy (EM)
has the potential to accelerate the process of scientific discovery. To this end, we present a …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), as near‐infrared (NIR) absorbers, are promising
materials for use in flexible NIR photodetectors, which can be applied for wearable …

We have synthesized anthracene and metal@ anthracene core-shell nanoparticles to
combine radiation (RT) and photodynamic (PDT) therapies. Synthesis of anthracene …

Since its introduction by Bendsøe and Kikuchi in (1988), topology optimization has
developed from a purely academic discipline to the preferred tool for light-weighting …

Scattering affects excitation power density, penetration depth and upconversion emission
self-absorption, resulting in particle size–dependent modifications of the external …

Upconversion of sub-band-gap photons constitutes a promising way for improving the
efficiency of silicon-based solar cells beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. 1500 nm to 980 …

Abstract β-NaYF 4: Yb 3+/Tm 3+/Zr 4+ microcrystals are synthesized by a facile
hydrothermal route. The up-conversion (UC) luminescence and photoelectric effects are …

High index nanostructures lead to unique light-matter interactions and strong optical
resonances for potential light trapping applications and improved optical performances. In …